SpyCast - The Murder of an IRA Spy with Henry Hemming

This week’s episode is a recording of a previous program held here at the International Spy Museum. Andrew sat down in conversation with Henry Hemming to discuss his new book, Four Shots in the Night: A True Story of Spies, Murder, and Justice in Northern Ireland.

Henry is a prolific espionage author – He’s written books on espionage and intelligence during the Second World War, including Agent M on the great MI5 spymaster Maxwell Knight, Agents of Influence on William Stevenson, and Churchill's Iceman on the one-man think-tank Geoffrey Pyke. Four Shots tells the true story of the murder of Frank Hegarty, a British spy working within the Irish Republican Army. Tune in for a fascinating conversation exploring the impact and influence of espionage throughout The Troubles.

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Quotes of the Week
“This is where it becomes, morally, much more complex. What’s difficult … is that most of the handlers who were faced with these decisions didn't have adequate training. They didn't know what the law said. They didn't know exactly what the limits were to what they could and could not do … And suddenly, as we're beginning to find out, mistakes were made.” – Henry Hemming.

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HOST - Dr. Andrew Hammond, Ph.D. is Historian & Curator at the International Spy Museum, home of the world's preeminent collection of intelligence-related artifacts. Previous chapters have included seven years in the RAF, Public Humanities at the 9/11 Museum in NYC, Fellowships here, there, and everywhere, and academia. He is author of the forthcoming book: "Struggles for Freedom": Afghanistan & US Foreign Policy Since 1979. He loves bialys.
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